Doubtlessly liveable ‘exo-Venus’ with Earth-like temperature found

Astronomers have made the uncommon and tantalizing discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet 40 light-years away which may be just a bit hotter than our personal world. The doubtless-habitable planet, named Gliese 12 b, orbits its host star each 12.8 days, is comparable in dimension to Venus — so barely smaller than Earth — and has an estimated floor temperature of 42 C (107 F), which is decrease than a lot of the 5,000-odd exoplanets confirmed up to now. That’s assuming it has no environment, nonetheless, which is the essential subsequent step to establishing whether it is liveable.